Favorite and a recent discovery is Wood Neck Beach. It is a short drive north but worth it. Sandy and lovely. We also enjoyed Stony Beach if you need a short walk from the house [Vacation Rental ID 25679]

Wood Neck beach was a short drive and we were able to park there since they were not checking for Residence stickers yet. We loved the inlet size for both swimming, snorkeling, and finding shells and creatures with the grand kids. Go as the tide is coming in and enjoy a boogie board ride on the inlet entrance as the water rushes in. Would recommend wearing water shoes or toe covered sandals as it is rocky with lots of sharp shells.

Beautiful, large beach, bring rubber shoes, will help with rocky sections of the beach, beautiful sunsets, take a cocktail to the beach and enjoy it at the end of the day. If you catch it near high tide there's a floating area that will take you 500-600 yards into a great inlet, pretty safe for kids , not very deep, like a water park without the charge, crowds and the insanity, nice gentle float, at a good pace.

You need a beach sticker to get in and there are no facilities or snack bar, but it's great for kids. There's a shallow area where kids can hunt for shells and crabs and if the tide is going in the right direction you can ride the river out to the main beach. It also has a beautiful sunset view.

This beach has a bit of everything--a channel, salt marsh, tidal flats, sand bar. It is rocky on one end, but on the channel side, there is a reasonably-sized strip of sand to set up umbrellas, etc. Young children need to be very carefully watched if they play in the channel--the tides fill/empty the channel VERY quickly and the water can move very fast. This is our favorite beach in Falmouth!